Assistant coach Ed Lamb said Saturday's energy level was high, but the concentration and focus was missing. Offensive coordinator Ty Detmer attributed it to a 12-hour travel day the team experienced on Friday while leaving Provo.
They waited on the chartered airplane at the Provo airport for three hours, then got off when it was determined the plane couldn't handle the snowstorm. They were bussed to Salt Lake City, where there were more delays before they flew out of town on another airplane. They finally made it to San Diego at 1 a.m. Saturday morning.
"This isn't mess around week," Detmer said.